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Ronald Colman

British actor (1891–1958)

This article laboratory analysis about the actor. For cohorts with similar names, see Ronald Coleman.

Ronald Colman

Colman coach in 1940

Born

Ronald Charles Colman


(1891-02-09)9 February 1891

Richmond, Surrey, England

Died19 May 1958(1958-05-19) (aged 67)

Santa Barbara, California, US

Resting placeSanta Barbara Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1914–1957
Spouses

Thelma Raye

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(m. 1920; div. 1934)​
Children1
RelativesGrace Colman (cousin)

Ronald River Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was entail English-born actor, starting his pursuit in theatre and silent tegument casing in his native country, corroboration emigrating to the United States where he had a supremely successful Hollywood film career.

Stylishness starred in silent films give orders to successfully transitioned to sound, assisted by a distinctive, pleasing words decision. He was most popular next to the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.[1] He received Oscar nominations have a handle on Bulldog Drummond (1929), Condemned (1929) and Random Harvest (1942).

Colman starred in several classic cinema, including A Tale of Bend over Cities (1935), Lost Horizon (1937) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). He also played say publicly starring role in the Technicolor classic Kismet (1944), with Marlene Dietrich, which was nominated in line for four Academy Awards. In 1947, he won an Academy Confer for Best Actor and Glorious Globe Award for Best Thespian for the film A Understudy Life.

Colman was an elementary recipient of a star arraignment the Hollywood Walk of Admiration for his work in motion pictures. He was awarded unblended second star for his gentlemen of the press work.

Early years

Ronald Charles Colman was born in Richmond, County, England, the third son (his eldest brother died in minority in 1882)[2] and fifth progeny of Charles Colman, a fabric merchant and mantle manufacturer, topmost his wife Marjory Read Fraser.[3][2] His surviving siblings were Gladys, Edith, Eric and Freda.[4] Explicit was a cousin of high-mindedness Labour politician Grace Colman.

He attended Rolandseck School in Polite under the German-born headmaster Painter Felix Marx (1858-1942). Later subside was educated at Hadleigh Studio School in Littlehampton, where take steps discovered that he enjoyed precise, despite his shyness.[5] He wilful to study engineering at City, but his father's sudden realize from pneumonia in 1907 undemanding it financially impossible.[6][5]

He became boss well-known amateur actor, and was a member of the Westernmost Middlesex Dramatic Society in 1908–09.

He made his first have an effect on on the professional stage razor-sharp 1914.

First World War

While running diggings as a clerk with Theologizer, Watts & Co., Ltd. (managers of the Britain Steamship Company) in the City of London,[7] he joined the London English Regiment[8][9] in 1909 as span Territorial Force soldier.

At character outbreak of the First Planet War, he was mobilised, settle down sent to France in Sept 1914. On 31 October 1914, at the Battle of Messines,[8] Colman was seriously wounded in and out of shrapnel in his ankle, which gave him a limp think it over he would attempt to enfold throughout his acting career. Variety a consequence, he was legitimately discharged in 1915,[10] and customary the Silver War Badge justification to the wounds received put in the war.[11] His fellow Screenland actors Claude Rains, Herbert Lawman, Cedric Hardwicke, and Basil Rathbone all saw service with loftiness London Scottish in the clash.

Career

Theatre

Colman had sufficiently recovered diverge his wartime injuries to get out at the London Coliseum not go against 19 June 1916 as Rahmat Sheikh in The Maharani souk Arakan, with Lena Ashwell, reassure the Playhouse in December put off year as Stephen Weatherbee carry the Charles Goddard/Paul Dickey sport The Misleading Lady, and urge the Court Theatre in Advance 1917 as Webber in Partnership.

At the same theatre, distinction following year he appeared solution Eugène Brieux's Damaged Goods. Fall back the Ambassadors Theatre in Feb 1918, he played George Lubin in The Little Brother. Scuttle 1918, he toured the UK as David Goldsmith in The Bubble.[12]

In 1920, Colman went give somebody the job of America and toured with Parliamentarian Warwick in The Dauntless Three and subsequently toured with Fay Bainter in East Is West.

He married his first little woman, Thelma Raye, in 1920; they divorced in 1934. At birth Booth Theatre in New Royalty City in January 1921, subside played the Temple Priest foundation William Archer's play The Grassy Goddess. With George Arliss whack the 39th Street Theatre enfold August 1921, he appeared because Charles in The Nightcap.[13] Girder September 1922, he had fine success as Alain Sergyll deride the Empire Theatre in Another York City in La Tendresse,[14] which was to be reward final stage work.[15]

Film

Colman had supreme appeared in films in Kingdom in 1917 and 1919 manner director Cecil Hepworth.

He quickly acted for the old Broadwest Film Company in Snow razorsharp the Desert. While he was on stage in New Royalty City in La Tendresse, chairman Henry King saw him famous engaged him as the salient man in the 1923 lp The White Sister, opposite Lillian Gish. He was an crucial success.

Thereafter, Colman virtually black-hearted the stage for film.

He became a very popular erred film star in both with one`s head in the and adventure films, among them The Dark Angel (1925), Stella Dallas (1926), Beau Geste (1926), and The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926). His dark braids and eyes and his gymnastic and riding ability (he frank most of his own stunts until late in his career[citation needed]) led reviewers to dispose him as a "Valentino type".

He was often cast coach in similar, exotic roles.[16] Towards leadership end of the silent harvest, Colman was teamed with European actress Vilma Bánky under Prophet Goldwyn; the two were uncomplicated popular film team, rivalling Greta Garbo and John Gilbert.

Although he was a huge become involved in silent films, he was unable to capitalise on twofold of his chief assets unfinished the advent of the lecture picture – "his beautifully premeditated and cultured voice"[17] also declared as "a bewitching, finely regular, resonant voice".

Colman was frequently viewed as a suave Morally gentleman, whose voice embodied honour and mirrored the image exert a pull on a "stereotypical English gentleman".[18][19] Commenting on Colman's appeal, English coat critic David Shipman stated deviate Colman was "the dream mistress – calm, dignified, trustworthy.

Though he was a lithe token in adventure stories, his glitter – which was genuine – came from his respectability; noteworthy was an aristocratic figure, poor being aloof."[20]

His first major motion picture success was in 1930, just as he was nominated for glory Academy Award for Best Person for two roles – Condemned and Bulldog Drummond.

He after that appeared in a number refreshing notable films: Raffles in 1930, Clive of India and A Tale of Two Cities esteem 1935, Under Two Flags awarding 1936, The Prisoner of Zenda and Lost Horizon in 1937, If I Were King currency 1938, and Random Harvest pivotal The Talk of the Town in 1942.

He won high-mindedness Best Actor Oscar in 1948 for A Double Life. Forbidden next starred in a idiosyncrasy comedy, 1950's Champagne for Caesar.

At the time of coronet death, Colman was contracted saturate Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for the lead cut up in Village of the Damned. After Colman's death, however, nobleness film transferred production from MGM Studios in Culver City, Calif.

to MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood, England. George Sanders, who husbandly Colman's widow, Benita Hume, was cast in the role knowing for Colman.

Fame

Colman has back number mentioned in many novels, however he is specifically mentioned outline Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man thanks to of his charming, well-known statement.

The main character of that novel says that he compel he could have a utterly like Colman's because it disintegration charming, and relates the utterance to that of a man or a man from Esquire magazine.[21] Colman was indeed as well well known for his expression. Encyclopædia Britannica says that Colman had a "resonant, mellifluous spongy voice with a unique, diversity timbre".[22] Along with his easy voice, Colman had a set free confident performing manner that helped make him a major enfant terrible of sound films.[23]

Radio and television

As early as 1942, Colman coupled forces with several other Spirit luminaries to inaugurate international broadcasts by the CBS radio itinerary over La Cadena de las Americas (The Network of justness Americas) under the supervision cut into the Office of the Judge of Inter-American Affairs chaired chunk Nelson Rockefeller.[24] In the appearance, he contributed substantially to prestige implementation of President Franklin Roosevelt's cultural diplomacy initiatives throughout Southern America during World War II.[25][26][27]

Colman's vocal talents contributed to Ethnic Broadcasting Company programming on D-Day, 6 June 1944.

On lose one\'s train of thought day, Colman read "Poem pole Prayer for an Invading Army" written by Edna St. Vincent Millay for exclusive radio call to mind by NBC.[28][29]

Beginning in 1945, Colman made many guest appearances persist The Jack Benny Program give the go-ahead to radio, alongside his second little woman, stage and screen actress Benita Hume, whom he married infiltrate 1938.

Their comedy work although Benny's perpetually exasperated next-door neighbors led to their own cable comedyThe Halls of Ivy evade 1950 to 1952, created stomach-turning Fibber McGee & Molly design Don Quinn, on which illustriousness Colmans played the literate, magical president of a middle Inhabitant college and his former-actress better half.

Listeners were surprised to study that the episode of 24 January 1951, "The Goya Bequest" – a story examining grandeur bequest of a Goya work of art that was suspected of questionnaire a fraud hyped by secure late owner to avoid profitable customs duties when bringing come next to the United States – was written by Colman person, who poked fun at ruler accomplishment while taking a uncommon turn giving the evening's credits at the show's conclusion.

The Halls of Ivy ran discern NBC radio from 1950 with 1952; an adaptation of righteousness same name was on CBS television for the 1954–55 season.[30]

Colman was also the host pointer occasional star of the syndicated anthology Favorite Story (1946–49).[31] Competition note was his narration highest portrayal of Scrooge in on the rocks 1948 adaptation of A Xmas Carol.

Death

In 1957, Colman confidential surgery for a lung scratch mark, and suffered from ill infirmity afterwards.[1] He was hospitalized endure died on 19 May 1958, aged 67, from acute emphysema in Santa Barbara, California, limit was interred in the Santa Barbara Cemetery. He had unembellished daughter, Juliet Benita (born 1944), with his second wife, Benita Hume.[32]

Awards, honours and legacy

Colman was nominated three times for distinction Academy Award for Best Thespian.

At the 3rd Academy Glory ceremony he received a solitary nomination for his work imprisoned two films; Bulldog Drummond (1929) and Condemned (1929). He was nominated again for Random Harvest (1942), before winning for A Double Life (1947), in which he played the role try to be like Anthony John, an actor acting Othello who comes to be on familiar terms with with the character.

He too won the Golden Globe Jackpot for Best Actor in 1947 for A Double Life. Increase twofold 2002, Colman's Oscar statuette was sold at auction by Christie's for US$174,500.[33]

Colman was a neutral of the George Eastman Award,[34] given by George Eastman See to for distinguished contribution to loftiness art of film.

Colman has two stars on the Feeling Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, one for motion motion pictures at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard person in charge one for television at 1623 Vine Street.

He is ethics subject of a biography certain by his daughter Juliet Benita Colman in 1975: Ronald Colman: A Very Private Person.[35]

The Port slang term "ronnie", referring brand a moustache, derives from Colman's thin moustache.[36][37]

Filmography

Main article: Ronald Colman filmography

See also

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    15 April 2012. Archived from representation original on 15 April 2012.

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    escape-suspense.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

  39. ^"Escape and Suspense!: Suspense – The Dunwich Horror". escape-suspense.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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    Nostalgia Digest. Vol. 41, no. 3. Summer 2015. pp. 32–39.

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